Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-18
A BRUISERS' SoIREE.
Saturday Night in the PugiIistic Quarter
of Gotham

New YORK, April 17th-Dress suits and
lavender kid gloves mingled with pea
jacket and light ttOusers at Mike Donovan s
benefit at Cosmopolitan Hail last night.
/! The magnet was not only Donovan, but
Jake Kilrain-the great Jake who is going
TO give John L. Sullivan some points. Six
hundred lovers of boxing filled the hall and
cheered such lesser lights as Tom Allen
and Billy Dacey, Fred Chandler and Frank
Chryle, Pittsburg's strong men: Bogert
and Gabig, the latter getting SO manv clean
hits from Bogert in the stomach that he
threw up his hands and was helped off the
stage by his seconds.
Jack McAulitfe, the light middle-weight
champion of America, had his hands full
with Jimmy Nelson, of BROOKLYN Referee
Dennis Butler, the famous long-distanced
swimmer, gave no decision. Mclaughlin
and the Harlem Spider spared three
rounds for wind. Billy Dunn knocked out
all the pugilistic aspirations of the Phila-
delphia unknown by some clever I'D cuts,
Then came Akilrain, and all the local
sporting men crowded to the front of the
hall and bawled. Kilrain looked fat, and
his muscles were flabby. He permitted
agile Mike Donovan to land blows on his
face, neck, shoulders, chest and stomach !:
in fact, all over his illy-trained body. 1t
may US put QOHH lOT u IdCI Jlat hlirdln
has TO business with the Boston champion.
Your correspondent chatted with Jack
Dempsey who was among the crowd of
fighters watching Kilrain. He said " 1t
does not become fighter to talk about the
events of this man or that. | took I'D box
ing to make money and | made it, | am
not looking for any more fights, but if
am challenged by anybody of note will
be found ready always. In making this
statement bar nobody"
TACTICS OF THE BOSS sLUGGERs-sULLIyAN
WANTS MONEY, NOT GLORY.
NEW YORK, April 18th-[Special.1 Your
correspondent saw, last evening some
prominent admirers of fisticuifs here re-
garding Mitchell's arrival, Kilrain's ebal-
lenge, Sullivans tour and Jack McAuliffeis
chances. The following facts were ga
thered Mitchell is a partner of Jem Smith.
the English wonder. He has come to this
country to lay the pipes for his partner
he does not look for a fight himself. He
brings with him as his wife "Ponv''
Moore's daughter. He will not meet Jack
Dempsey nor McCaffrey, who have been
Through the newspapers) so eager for
Mltchell's gore. 1t is on the cards that Jem
Smith will be in New York shortly.
hllraln's bold challenge to Sullivan is
generally laughed at. Kilrain, though a
game man. is looking for reputation. Pat
Sheedy IS taking good care that the Boston
man (hilrain) does not destroy his pro-
tege's prestige. Sullivan is reported to be
in fine condition. His arm is nearly as
good as 1t ever was. He said before he left
the city on his tour am sparring for
money, not glory. have all the glory
want. This statement goes-I am open to
any man in my class for So 600, the winner
to take the entire receipts | won't take
any of the gate money"
1t is the opinion of thesporting fraternity
that Jack McAullffe came near meeting
his Waterloo in his bout with Jim Nelson
at Mike O'Donovan's benefit on Saturday
night Nelson is a wonder. He fights
with clear head and good fists. McAuliffe
has the name throughout town of heipg
clever. he is clever, and his fighting is the
exponent OF straight hits, upper cuts, steady
guard, and headwork generally, but Nelson